'Have trouble finding right fights': Boxing legend issues warning after ninth straight knockout for Teremoana
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Former Olympian Teremoana Teremoana demolished Mexican German Garcia Montes with his ninth knockout in as many professional fights on Saturday night.
The fight didn't even last one round as Teremoana went straight on the attack and it was a vicious left hand that stopped the fight with Montes unable to continue.
Teremoana stays unbeaten in his professional career with an 9-0 record - all via knockout.
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His competitor Montes was 9-6 and a entered the fight as an underdog, but was bested by the first round stoppage.
"Lovely. He's [Teremoana] got great personality, a great character," Joseph Parker said on Stan Sport broadcast.
German Garcia Montes is given a count by the referee. Getty
After being handed his victory, the Cook Island-Australian celebrated in style, performing a traditional haka before showing some love to the sold out crowd.
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"Montes just ... didn't have the firepower, and he landed some good shots but Teremoana's chin [is] solid, and he's a big, strong, imposing hulk of a human," added Danny Green.
Teremoana Teremoana punches German Garcia Montes. Getty
"He gave us what we thought we were going to see and that was all action.
"He put his guy away, and Montes, he didn't want to go on with it. He realised very early, he was outgunned."
Green, a former Australian professional boxer, spoke on Teremoana's career trajectory and issued a warning to the Cook Island-Australian to find the "right fights" to enable him to "develop properly" on his journey to success.
"Teremoana is going to face more problems finding opponents that are going to push him, because he's at that level now where ... he's growing. He's only early in the sport," Green explained.
"If he jumps up too quick, you've got to be careful between the levels, between really good and where he is now.
"At the moment, he's superb, he's incredible. But I'm saying, as a professional, you want to just grow in the sport.
Teremoana Teremoana performs a haka after winning. Getty
"He's going to have trouble finding those right fights that are going to enable him to develop properly."
Green admitted that it won't be long until Teremoana will encounter a worthy opponent that will challenge his undefeated streak, but named the 27-year-old "world champion" material.
"It won't be long before he finds the opponents that are going to withstand his punishment. That's a given," he added.
"[Teremoana] will come into the territory where guys are a bit tougher, a bit more seasoned, a bit more experienced. And as he grows, he'll be able to put them away as well.
"But the hard thing is finding those opponents that are going to be able to push him in the right way.
Teremoana Jr celebrates after knocking out German Montes. Stan
"You don't want to damage a young fighter like him early on, because he has great potential.
"He has great potential to be a world champion."
Ring of Fire fight night is headlined by Jai Opetaia v Huseyin Cinkara for the IBF and The Ring world cruiserweight titles, which is set to begin around 10.40pm AEDT.
